The High Diving Board: How to Overcome Your Fears and Live Your Dreams [Paperback]

Sandy Schussel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2004

Do you know why most people don't get what they want out of life?

It’s FEAR! But we’re all afraid—often of pursuing the very thing we want most. We spend our lives living by the rule we were taught as children: If the feeling is "not okay," back away. This book helps you learn a new response to fear:

"It’s okay to be afraid. But afraid or not, if you have a dream, you need to pursue it."

Based on his own personal journey and the 10-step program he devised to get his clients to take action instead of making excuses, Sandy shows how insidious and pervasive fear can be in our lives and exactly what we need to do to overcome it.

Learn why we get stuck in the "Safe Neighborhoods" of our minds. Confront your "But Monster" head on and come to recognize when you're receiving a "payoff" for staying stuck.

The book identifies the Seven Paralyzing Fears to watch for and includes a Dream Journal that helps you commit to overcoming your obstacles and work through your 10 steps to reach your dreams.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

The High Diving Board is strong medicine for the soul, hidden in a spoonful of sugar. The reader is taken from one pleasurable anecdote from the author's life to another, as the steps that need to be taken and the exercises that need to be completed unfold--with a sprinkling of humor here and there throughout.

From the Author

I was an unhappy attorney whose life almost ended at 41. Now, I help people who feel stuck, frustrated and burnt out find and capture their dreams.

Before I discoved the path to my High Diving Board,I honestly believed that I was stuck—that there was nothing else I was able to do. I kept on doing something I hated more than 60 hours a week for years, until my body just quit on me. Even after a successful year-long battle with cancer, I couldn’t bring myself to make the changes in my life I knew I needed to make. I "stumbled" my way through the ten steps that ultimately led me to understand the power of Taking Action.

Even when you’re already successful by most people’s standards, when you’re unhappy and feel there’s no place to turn, you need the help that I'm hoping you find in The High Diving Board.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 148 pages
• Publisher: Brass Ring Coaching (June 2004)
• ISBN-10: 1591966213
• ISBN-13: 978-1591966210
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,131,145 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sandy Schussel is a motivational speaker, a sales trainer, and sales and marketing coach for professionals.

He has authored two books, both of which are available here. The first is about overcoming your fears so that you can have the life you want, THE HIGH DIVING BOARD. More recently, he authored BECOME A CLIENT MAGNET: 27 STRATEGIES TO BOOST YOUR CLIENT-ATTRACTION FACTOR.

Sandy was a successful but unhappy lawyer whose life was altered by a year-long battle with cancer and complications from treatment. Given a second chance, he decided to devote the rest of his life to helping people get past their fears and to teaching them how to grow successful businesses and practices that also bring them joy.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, April 2, 2007

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Nikki G. - See all my reviews

This review is from: The High Diving Board: How to Overcome Your Fears and Live Your Dreams (Paperback)

I enjoyed reading Schussel's book on overcoming fears. It's filled with helpful advice and realistic goals. A very optimistic approach to the future.

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Self-Help Book, May 24, 2005

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K. Steinhaus (Hopewell, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The High Diving Board: How to Overcome Your Fears and Live Your Dreams (Paperback)

This book is easy to read & follow -- nice short chapters, clear & simple exercises to help clarify issues and objectives, plus worksheets in the back to help you get started & track your progress. Points are illustrated with interesting examples of how people have encountered and overcome obstacles. I signed up for the free monthly e-letter, which provides additional suggestions & helps remind me to continue to take stock of what I want and where I'm headed.